English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Brindley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aysgarth

Historical Forms

  • Brendele 1218 FF

Etymology

'Clearing in a wood caused by fire' v. brende and leah .